Whilst this gesture is common in particularly codices (pic from the Zouche-Nuttall/Tonindeyé codex), its meaning is likely to be prosaic: either a ceremonial greeting or a 'request-acceptance' sign. Learn more here -
https://t.co/3MRLiM8rdL https://t.co/t4R271DY9g

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La primer pareja mixteca nació de una ceiba cuyas raíces son la cabeza de la Diosa de la tierra, la ceiba tiene de lado derecho 3 flechas, símbolos fálicos y de lado izquierdo círculos, símbolos femeninos, el árbol está siendo perforado por los sacerdotes 7 aguila y 7 lluvia

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Last night the Mexican Film Academy presented the 64th Ariel Awards (their equivalent to the Oscars)🇲🇽

-PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN won Best Picture

-A COP MOVIE won Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor

-NUDO MIXTECO won Best First Feature

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Thanks Flip! I have lot of works inspired by pre-Columbian / indigenous cultures from Mexico, especially Nahua (but also Mixteca, Wixarika, Maya)! But if you're into urban art mixing those references I believe y might have what you're looking for!

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Ñuù Dzahui ("Mixteca") style amoxtin (books / folded almanacs). Tezcatlipoca however has a foot replaced w/ a mirror rather than a snake as in K'awiil, and he's + associated w/ night than the sky itself, though is often seen as an omnipresent deity among the Nahua +

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Finished all the requests for my twitter circle! <3<3<3
A cat, the Mixtec god Dzahui, and a milf!

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Dibujar osos esquizofrénic0s es mi pasión

Lo ilustre de forma tradicional y le agregué las sombras y demás en digital

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These were inspired by Mixtec myths of the stone people where, like in the codices, they have large eyes, sharp teeth and colorful rock-like skin. In Dream Rider their large eyes help them see underground and at night.

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Hello! i’m a non-binary lesbian mixtec artist, if you’d like to support me my commissions are open!! this is my first time doing commissions so the price will be 10 USD for an icon+color! i only take cashapp :) please DM me!!

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How do you read an Most are unidirectional screenfolds so the reading order follows a single story line. But several ones follow a 'boustrophedon' format, as a field is ploughed -
https://t.co/zhceERpLEq
Original graphic thanks to

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Inspired by the stone people who appear in the codices. (See below). In Dream Rider yhey live in underground cities or venture nocturnally due to their sensitivity to sunlight.

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El nacimiento de 9 viento, nombre calendarico de Quetzalcóatl según el codice Vindobonensis, nace de un pedernal en un año 10 casa, hay fuentes del centro de México que le dan el mismo nombre.

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The Mexican Film Academy released the list of nominees for the 64th Ariel Awards. Tatiana Huezo’s PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN (Noche de fuego) received 18 nominations , A COP MOVIE by Alonso Ruizpalacios earned 10 nods, and Angeles Cruz’s NUDO MIXTECO has 8 🇲🇽

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Me dibujé al estilo Mixteca con mi nombre "9 viento espejo coyote"

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This is Tlaloc, Nahua Rain God (a.k.a Dzahui in Mixtec, Cocijo in Zapotec, Chaak among the Maya). The Sun of the Nahui Quiahuitl ("4 Rain") era, which ended w/ a rain of fire.

From the comic book adaptation of the legend of the five suns I've worked on 4 years ago

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Here's a look at the concept art for our Yahui enemy - a turtle and crocodile hybrid creature depicted from Mixtec culture

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This is a remarkable book constructed in an ancient Mixtec codex style [folded paper, accordion-like].

The illustrations are gorgeous, and the story is compelling.

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A warrior based in Dr. Ross Hassig identification in Mixtec Selden Codex with iconic tecacanecuilli

Divisas de guerrero de de acuerdo a la identificación del Dr. Ross Hassig en el códice Selden (Mixteco) portando su iconico Tecacanecuilli.

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